St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-17
DELEGATE CLIFFORD TALKS.
He Accuses the President of Pull
ing the Wool Over the Eyes of
81 Dakota People.

Special 10 the Globe
WASHINGTON. Dee. Il. - Delegate
Clifford willingly responded to-day TO
the pumping process and said:
''The Dawes bill. as introduced by the
distinguished senator from Massachu-
sets on Monday last. does not entirely
suit the friends of the measure in some
parts of its details. 1t is desired that
there 81 al be some notifications of the
treaty clause in the bill, and conferences
will be had upon the subject"
S'Will YOU introduce a similar bill in
the houses
That will be determined as the result
of friendly discussion Of the matter in
conference. OF course we must agree
| in both houses. The bill which has been
laid before the senate gives to the rail
| road corporations their rights under the
statutes and in that particular meets
| with the approval of the gentlemen
| who are here asking for the opening of
| tile reservation. They want to cOncede
! to the corporations all of their statutory
rights in the natter
EDO you expect to have the co-opera-
| ton of the corporations"
1--WE hope, but we cannot say expect,
just yet. 1t is believed that both the
Northwestern and the Milwaukee roads
| will gladly push into the new empire
and bind the river to the hills with their
immutable bands. That is what we
hope. But to expect anything is to have
assurances, and we have none. Cor
poratiCnS always consider their own
| interests first. That is natural because
human. But there are many minds, all
of them able, in the makeup of great
corporation. No one can prOphesy as
to what conclusion may be reached by q
board of railroad directors. However,
we believe that the bill now framed, so
far as it relates to them, will be con-
sidered both just and generous to the
corporations, and that is the reason we
hope for their cooperation"
'How about division and statehood?"
II presume you know that Senator
Henderson has introduced the famous
Harrison bill of the last congress. 1t is
for division on the parallel. l expect to
introduce bill in the house upon the
subject, but will also wait for the Har-
rison-M Henderson bill to come over in its
regular order. The names of North
Dakota and South Dakota will be re-
tanned and maintained. / am not pre-
pared to predict what may be the fate
of the bill. Past experience has not
been such as to make us hopeful of the
passage of such a bill i'll a Democratic
house,
allow did you like the presidents
message. judge?"
Il can't answer that conundrum
through your paper, but, if the GLOBE
wants my opinion, | will give it. was
pleased with the illusions which Mr..
! cleveland made to Dakota. After Gov.
Church made the journey here, especi-
ally to ask the president to speak kindly
of Dakota, however, and knowing that
Church has great influence with the
president. it was not surprising that
Mr.. Cleveland should take up our cause
sc. boldly. [ presume all Dakota feels
under obligations to Mr.. Cleveland not
only for free wool to be pulled over
their eyes, but for his warm indorse-
nfent of the Dawes bill, the Harrison
! bill, and the other Dakota measures"